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Title: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Subjects: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Publisher: (Baltimore, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park
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continue and that we will have himback on the job soon again. C. McAllister, tallyman at Pier 22, whorecently received his discharge from the Armyafter having served over there with the27th Division, proved to the boys that he isnot afraid of warfare in any shape or formby announcing to them that he was to be ini-tiated in the order of Eternal Benedicts onNovember 26. The honeymoon was spent inBaltimore. His friends extend hearty congrat-ulations and wish the couple the best of luck. **Joe Coffee The sketch on next page is a good likenessof Antonio Paturzo, mail messenger at Pier 22,and one of our old guard. The office force andeverybody who sees him on his daily tour ofduty knows him as Joe CofTee, for he isnow and has been for years, yea, for always,acting as caterer to the office lunchers, bringing1 hem their pie and coffee at noon. The generalimpression is that his nickname has someconnection with this activity, but such is notthe case. 78 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE
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Crayon Impressions of some of the Notables at Pier 22, N. R., by Cartoonist Lynch Joe himself explains it in this manner:Mista Norton da bigga boss on Pier 27 (thishappened in 1886) he aska me wat your nameJoe an I sayAntonio Paturzo sir,an he sayno sir he say I no can sneeze everytime Iwanta you; your name Joe Coffee; other fellohe die, his name Joe Coffee, now you getta dajob, you Joe Coffee. Go to work. Alright, Ino care, so long catcha da monee, alright, meJoe Coffee. As illustrated, Joes English is not entirelyfree from foreign accent, but his vocabulary iswonderful. At times, when some good-naturedjoshing gets him excited, it is even magnificent.Lingua Latina and mutilated English sparringfor points, to the great delight of the hearers. However, Joe is all wool and a yard wide.He is trustworthy and trusted. Goodhumored,on the job always and always willing to dofavors, he is a Prince in a leather jerkin. (Hewears the leather jerkin worn by his son in thefield artillery of the A.

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